HoloLens Dev 101: How to Use Coroutines to Add Effects to Holograms

Being part of the wild frontier is amazing. It doesn’t take much to blow minds of first time mixed reality users — merely placing a canned hologram in the room is enough. However, once that childlike wonder fades, we need to add more substance to create lasting impressions.

One way to do this is through a primed, polished, and buffed user interface, but that’s expensive. So this tutorial will be the equivalent of giving your HoloLens UI a carwash. It’s a cheap investment but can still turn heads when it’s done.

We will be using coroutines to add slick but simple effects to our holograms when… more